American football team season
Program for the October 8 game against the visiting Chicago Rockets.
The 1948 Los Angeles Dons season was their third in the All-America Football Conference . The team matched their previous output of 7–7,[ 1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Dobbs with 2,403 passing yards and 539 rushing yards and Joe Aguirre with 599 receiving yards and 56 points scored.[ 2]
Season schedule
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
at Chicago Rockets
W 7–0
1–0
Soldier Field
26,479
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2
at Cleveland Browns
L 14–19
1–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
60,193
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3
Brooklyn Dodgers
W 17–7
2–1
L.A. Memorial Colisem
35,246
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4
September 19
at San Francisco 49ers
L 14-36
2–2
Kezar Stadium
45,420
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5
New York Yankees
W 20–10
3–2
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
35,655
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6
Chicago Rockets
W 49–28
4–2
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
31,119
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7
Baltimore Colts
L 14–29
4–3
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
40,019
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8
October 24
Buffalo Bills
L 21–35
4–4
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
26,818
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9
October 31
at Brooklyn Dodgers
W 17–0
5–4
Ebbets Field
12,825
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10
November 7
at New York Yankees
L 6–38
5–5
Yankee Stadium
17,386
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11
November 14
at Buffalo Bills
W 27–20
6–5
Civic Stadium
23,725
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12
November 21
at Baltimore Colts
W 17–14
6–6
Municipal Stadium
25,228
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13
Cleveland Browns
L 14–31
6–7
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
60,031
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14
December 5
San Francisco 49ers
L 21–38
6–8
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
51,460
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Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Division standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
References